WMU quarterback Zach Terrell scrambles for a first down in the Broncos’ exciting 49-31 win on Sept. 24. The win raises the WMU record to an undefeated 4-0.
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I’m not an expert on dining out, but my wife and I probably dine out more than we dine in. This doesn’t mean that our refrigerator is empty; as a matter of fact, it is filled with everything you could possibly want when it comes to snacking, and I can put together one heck of a Dagwood Sandwich at a …
Read More »WMU seeks record for renewing marriage vows
Western Michigan University is lining up hundreds of couples to renew their marriage vows as part of a homecoming weekend record attempt. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports the school on Oct. 8 is seeking to set a new Guinness World Records mark for the largest vow renewal ceremony. Guinness says the current mark of 1,087 couples was set at Miami University …
Read More »Lockport Township – Boil water notice
A boil-water notice for Lockport Township was put into effect at 3 p.m. Friday. According to Jennifer Ransbottom, director of utility management services for Jones Petrie Rafinski, a water sample taken from a Moorepark Road well detected the presence of coliform bacteria. Ransbottom said there was no sign of E. coli bacteria found in any of the samples. She said …
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Read More »Standoff with police ends in arrest
A Three Rivers man considered a threat to the public was arrested early this morning following a standoff with police that started Thursday evening and lasted several hours. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, officers learned that Jaden Miars was at a residence in the 800 block of Fourth Street. Miars had warrants for his arrest stemming from multiple …
Read More »Talent contest crowns winner
The culmination of the search for the best local singer took place Thursday at the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, where Centreville’s Autumne Keifer captured the River Country Has Talent crown. A probation officer and magistrate for St. Joseph County, the 35-year-old Keifer performed Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” and followed up with Martina McBride’s “A Broken Wing.” The three-person …
Read More »Fair celebrates veterans
Today is Veterans Day at the St. Joseph County Grange Fair, as the 166th annual event enters its homestretch for 2016. Blessed with a week of good weather, the fair is expected to draw another strong crowd today and its closing day Saturday. Events on tap today include antique tractor pulls, open-class draft horse-cart show, live music in the community …
Read More »Brewery comes to Fall Color Tour
Next month’s Fall Color Tour will have a new attraction at its Meyer Broadway Park stop. The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners this week approved a resolution for a one-day special license to allow the sale of beer during the annual event. County administrator Pat Yoder said Constantine Brewing Co. will have a space at the park – one …
Read More »Adopt-A-Highway collection begins
The last Adopt-A-Highway pickup along state roadways is about to get underway. Participants in the Michigan Department of Transportation program will be collecting litter along highway roadsides from Saturday through Oct. 2. There are three scheduled Adopt-A-Highway pickups each year: one each in the spring, summer and fall. Every year, Adopt-A-Highway crews collect about 70,000 bags of trash. The volunteer …
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